Consultant Resume Profile, MD - Hire IT People

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Technology professional with 15 years experience developing and troubleshooting IT applications to support company growth and profitability and impact core business
Proven ability to multi-task in high-stress environments delivering complex projects on time
Effective leader of cross-functional teams to resolve complex business initiatives
Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of SDLC methodologies
Versatile facilitator with exceptional ability to communicate with and write for executive, business, and technical participants at all organizational levels
Streamline data processing flows with rapid, cost-saving resolution of production challenges
Unique skill set includes project management, software development, business acumen, technical knowledge and team leadership abilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Consultant

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Navigate complicated legal landscape for management and reporting Estate particulars in compliance with mandated deadlines
Provide physical and emotional support for parent affected by degenerative health challenges
Complete course requirements for eventual award of Bachelors' Degree in Information Science

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Programmer/Analyst

Converting old DBMS system to newer application that eliminated long-term licensing fees and provided round-the-clock operational capability
Reduced nightly batch cycle time and eliminated licensing and maintenance fees by converting old System36 to an IBM 32790 MVS system
Produced savings of 100,000 annually with creation of 48 online screens for data entry enabling a continuous daytime workflow with data ultimately included in the nightly process cycleproviding management with near Real-Time view
Effected an 80 error rate reduction and dramatically increased system efficiency by developing, testing and implementing online screens for End Users eliminating labor intensive, manual paperwork previously outsourced for data entry
Reduced annual inventory control/price adjustment process from 4 months to 7 weeks enabling accounting and finance to make critical adjustments within mandated deadline parameters

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Contractor for short-term contracts

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Senior Programmer/Analyst

Realized 12 increase in company client base as leader of a 9-member internal/external team implementing first-ever American Express credit card payment option in Billing and General Ledger systems
Co-Lead organization-wide teams of programming professionals in offsite Disaster Recovery Program DRP programs and testing for Y2K
Achieved unprecedented zero-defect results in comprehensive Y2K test earning acknowledgement by senior management
Monitored and provide problem resolution of both On-Line and Batch programs and jobs
Taught multiple 20-pupil classes of supervisorsto use Job Scheduling software such as CA7/CA11
Analyzed and implemented code changes to various sub-systems to accommodate Policy Number expansion project and Year 2000 Compliance Y2K

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Senior Programmer/Analyst

Resolved operational problems derived from Batch cycle inconsistencies
Identified and resolved problems with electronically submitted claims
Re-transmitted and re-submitted claims that did not pass in-house edits
Developed new test regions for new development and new enhancements for User Testers
Created numerous EZTRIEVE PLUS programs to extract, sort and report data from various databases for multiple Customer Service requests

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System Engineer

Created automated, electronic data transfer process replacing cumbersome 10-year-old manual system for bank reconciliation of premiums and claims for the Federal Government
Graduate, EDS System Engineering Program as a System Engineer

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mainframe Toolsz/OS, DB2 SPUFI, JCL, DB2 Utilities, TSO/ISPF, REXX, CLists, Abend-Aid, Endevor, CA-JOBTRAC, OPC, CA7/CA11, File-Aide, File Manager
Programming LanguagesCOBOL, CICS, EZtrieve Plus, Keymaster, Key/101
Testing ToolsAbend-AID, Xpeditor, InterTest, Debug Tool, CA-View, Fault Analyzer
PC SoftwareVisio, MS Office Suite Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, OneNote , Tivoli
RDBMSIDMS, DB2, MS Access